Given the reprieve today from LIS 2600, I went surfing and found great stuff. One of them was Fora.tv, a web treasure trove of great personalities and diverse topics. Here's Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Google Inc., speaking June 9th, 2008 at the Economic Club of Washington in Washington D.C. Topic: "The Future of the Internet: Engine for Economic Growth." Fora.tv provided an embedding option, so I've included it here, but I'd strongly recommend getting there via the 1st link below. It's worth checking out their website as you listen to Schmidt.
Of interest and near the end of his talk, Schmidt made mention of a project named “Knol.” A knowledge project described in Wikipedia site as a possible competitor to it. Schmidt described it as a site written by experts in their fields. Relevant links:
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knol
Blog http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/encouraging-people-to-contribute.html
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